Shannon Dooling v. Boston, City of - Public Records (SPR 20191131)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records June 17, 2019 SPR19/1131 Shawn A. Williams, Esq. Director of Public Records City of Boston 1 City Hall Plaza, Room 615 Boston, MA 02201 Dear Attorney Williams: I have received the petition of Shannon Dooling of WBUR appealing the nomesponse of the City of Boston (City) to her request for public records. G. L. c. 66, § lOA; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Specifically, Ms. Dooling requested records concerning the Boston Police Department and two federal agencies. Claiming to not yet have received a response, Ms. Dooling petitioned this office and this appeal was opened as a result. Despite being notified of the opening of this appeal and communication from a staff member of the Public Records Division, it remains unclear whether the City has provided a response. As such, the City is ordered to provide Ms. Dooling with a written response. Said response shall be made in accordance with the Public Records Law, its Access Regulations and this order within ten business days. It is preferable to send an electronic copy of this response to this office at pre@sec.state.ma.us. Ms. Dooling may appeal the substantive nature of the City's response within ninety days. See 95.0 C.M.R. 32.08(1 ). Sincerely, Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records cc: Shannon Dooling One Ashburton Place, Room 1719, Boston, Massachusetts 02108 • (617) 727-2832• Fax: (617) 727-5914 sec.state.ma.us/pre• pre@sec.state.ma.us